SMS 6260 explained

SMS 6260
Director:Sundeep Malani
Screenplay:Dilip Malani
Story:Sundeep Malani
Producer:Prahalad Arasu
Janu Arasu
Starring:Diganth
Janu
Cinematography:M. Selvam
Editing:Sanjeeva Reddy
Music:Michael Dayao
Dr. Ravi Dattatreya
Lokesh-Prakash
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Country:India
Language:Kannada
English

SMS 6260 is a 2007 Indian Kanglish-language drama film directed by Sundeep Malani and starring Diganth and Jahnavi.[1] The film ran for fifty days.

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Sundeep Malani, who worked as an associate director for Miss California (2006) also starring Diganth and Janu.[2] The film's lead characters talk to each other through SMS.[3] The film was shot in thirty-five days.[4] The film also features dialogues spoken in Bengali, Kodava, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Tulu.[5] The film was shot in Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore.[6]

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Michael Dayao. Dr. Ravi Dattatreya and Lokesh-Prakash each composed one song each. The song "Nodamma Hudugi" from Premaloka (1987) was reused in the film.[6]

Reception

A critic from Filmibeat wrote that "It's a must watch for all the IT sector&software professionals, College youngsters and the class audience - not to forget, the kids of 6 years to the cross over of 60 years too".[7] Film critic R. G. Vijayasarathy of IANS wrote that "Totally SMS 6260 can be a film for the new generation, though qualitatively it could have been improvised".[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'SMS 6260' at editing room. 12 December 2006. Indiaglitz. 20 December 2022. 6 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001840/https://www.indiaglitz.com/sms-6260-at-editing-room-kannada-news-27671. live.
  2. Web site: 'SMS' for fun and frolic.... Viggy. 2022-12-20. 2022-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001846/http://www.viggy.com/english/current_sms6260.asp. live.
  3. Web site: News headlines. 5 April 2007. Daijiworld Media. Viju. 20 December 2022. 6 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106002107/https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=32094. live.
  4. Web site: SMS 6260 complete. 4 December 2006. Indiaglitz. 20 December 2022. 6 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001919/https://www.indiaglitz.com/sms-6260-complete--news-27437#google_vignette. live.
  5. Web site: New age film SMS 6260 to hit theaters in February of 2007. Business of Cinema. 2022-12-20. 2007-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070127152137/http://www.businessofcinema.com/2006/4jan/sms.htm. live.
  6. Web site: First Look: SMS 6260. 13 February 2007. Rediff.com. Vijayasarathy. R. G.. R. G. Vijayasarathy. 20 December 2022. 6 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001609/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sms/20070213.htm. live.
  7. Web site: SMS 6260 review. Filmibeat. 16 July 2012. 20 December 2022. 20 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221220201248/https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/reviews/2007/sms6260review260207.html?story=5. live.
  8. Web site: SMS 6260 Kannada Movie review. 6 March 2007. Vijayasarathy. R. G.. R. G. Vijayasarathy. IANS. Nowrunning. 20 December 2022. 6 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106001603/https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/3618/kannada/sms-6260/1083/review.htm. live.